Consumer Complaint Detail

KEYSTONE / COUGAR / 2004

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007116251 Incident Date: Aug, 11 2007
Consumer's City: GARDEN GROVE Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Keystone RV Company
Model Name: COUGAR Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4YDF314294K Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 19 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 01 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I purchased a 2004 cougar 5th wheel made by keystone rv in april of 2005 from a local dealer. since then we have taken two long trips (over 500 miles) and each time have had multiple blow-outs (2 on the first trip and 3 this last trip). thus, i have had to replace all five tires that came with the unit with brand-new tires. all of the blow-outs have occurred on public highways doing 60mph and there was no warning nor could i feel that a tire had gone. fortunately either i noticed smoke in my side mirrors or a passerby has alerted me to the failed tire. i always ensure proper tire inflation before towing and carry an air compressor with me. thus, i don't see that i could have done anything different to prevent these tire failures. this is the third trailer that i've owned and the only one that has had these tire failures and been unsafe to tow. in fact, the last blow-out did some undercarriage and wiring harness damage as the tread wrapped around the axel. *tr